Mesothelial Cyst of the Round Ligament Mimicking a Metastasis: a Case Report.
10.3348/kjr.2010.11.3.364
- Author:
Bo Mi KIM
1
;
Ji Young LEE
;
Yoon Hee HAN
;
Su Young KIM
;
Jung Wook SEO
;
Yong Hoon KIM
;
Soon Joo CHA
;
Gham HUR
;
Mee JOO
;
Eung Soo LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University, School of Medicine, Gyeonggi-do 411-706, Korea. drleeji@paik.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Mesothelial cyst;
Round ligament;
Inguinal area;
Ultrasonography;
Multi-detector row CT
- MeSH:
Abdominal Neoplasms/*diagnosis/secondary;
Aged;
Contrast Media/diagnostic use;
Cysts/*radiography/*ultrasonography;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Epithelium/radiography/ultrasonography;
Female;
Humans;
Ovarian Neoplasms/*pathology;
Radiographic Image Enhancement/methods;
Round Ligament/*radiography/*ultrasonography;
Sertoli-Leydig Cell Tumor/*pathology;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed/methods
- From:Korean Journal of Radiology
2010;11(3):364-367
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A mesothelial cyst of the round ligament is a rare cause of an inguinal mass. Clinically, it is frequently misdiagnosed as one of commoner diseases such as an inguinal hernia, femoral hernia, lipoma, and lymphadenopathy upon physical examination. Some previous reports elaborated the sonographic features of a mesothelial cyst of the round ligament. However, to our knowledge, few reports have described the CT features of a mesothelial cyst. We illustrated here the sonographic and multidetector CT features of a case of a mesothelial cyst of the round ligament that presented as an inguinal palpable mass and mimicked a metastasis in a patient with a Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor of the ovary.
